diff --git a/.changeset/dirty-carrots-notice.md b/.changeset/dirty-carrots-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccc31c25ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dirty-carrots-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added `authPlugin` export for the new backend system. The plugin does not include any built-in auth providers, they must instead be added by installing additional modules, for example `authModuleGoogleProvider` from `@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-google-provider`.
diff --git a/.changeset/mighty-crabs-cheat.md b/.changeset/mighty-crabs-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef2abbada4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mighty-crabs-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added the ability to disable the built-in auth providers by passing `disableDefaultProviderFactories` to `createRouter`.
diff --git a/.changeset/ninety-news-visit.md b/.changeset/ninety-news-visit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b990f9ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ninety-news-visit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+---
+
+The algorithm used when generating Backstage tokens can be configured via `auth.identityTokenAlgorithm`.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md
index 5eb038c436..9c5249f733 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { AuthProviderFactory as AuthProviderFactory_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-
 import { AuthProviderRouteHandlers as AuthProviderRouteHandlers_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { AuthResolverCatalogUserQuery as AuthResolverCatalogUserQuery_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { AuthResolverContext as AuthResolverContext_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
+import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { BackstageSignInResult } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { CacheService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ export type AuthHandlerResult = {
   profile: ProfileInfo;
 };
 
+// @public
+export const authPlugin: () => BackendFeature;
+
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export type AuthProviderConfig = AuthProviderConfig_2;
 
@@ -658,6 +662,8 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   // (undocumented)
   database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   // (undocumented)
+  disableDefaultProviderFactories?: boolean;
+  // (undocumented)
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
   // (undocumented)
   logger: LoggerService;
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
index 4ebf7c9de1..ce7ebc5204 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ export interface Config {
       secret?: string;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * JWS "alg" (Algorithm) Header Parameter value. Defaults to ES256.
+     * Must match one of the algorithms defined for IdentityClient.
+     * When setting a different algorithm, check if the `key` field
+     * of the `signing_keys` table can fit the length of the generated keys.
+     * If not, add a knex migration file in the migrations folder.
+     * More info on supported algorithms: https://github.com/panva/jose
+     */
+    identityTokenAlgorithm?: string;
+
     /** To control how to store JWK data in auth-backend */
     keyStore?: {
       provider?: 'database' | 'memory' | 'firestore';
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/dev/index.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/dev/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d295bdc77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/dev/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
+import { authPlugin } from '../src';
+import { authModuleGoogleProvider } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-google-provider';
+
+const backend = createBackend();
+
+backend.add(authPlugin);
+backend.add(authModuleGoogleProvider);
+
+backend.start();
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index c8d1633a47..e1500d6516 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-gcp-iap-provider": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-google-provider": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@davidzemon/passport-okta-oauth": "^0.0.5",
     "@google-cloud/firestore": "^6.0.0",
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.0",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/authPlugin.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/authPlugin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8a15eba3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/authPlugin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { mockServices, startTestBackend } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import request from 'supertest';
+import { authPlugin } from './authPlugin';
+
+describe('authPlugin', () => {
+  it('should provide an OpenID configuration', async () => {
+    const { server } = await startTestBackend({
+      features: [
+        authPlugin,
+        mockServices.rootConfig.factory({
+          data: {
+            app: {
+              baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000',
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const res = await request(server).get(
+      '/api/auth/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body).toMatchObject({
+      claims_supported: ['sub'],
+      issuer: `http://localhost:${server.port()}/api/auth`,
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/authPlugin.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/authPlugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0522424a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/authPlugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import {
+  coreServices,
+  createBackendPlugin,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import {
+  AuthProviderFactory,
+  authProvidersExtensionPoint,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
+import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/alpha';
+import { createRouter } from './service/router';
+
+/**
+ * Auth plugin
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export const authPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
+  pluginId: 'auth',
+  register(reg) {
+    const providers = new Map<string, AuthProviderFactory>();
+
+    reg.registerExtensionPoint(authProvidersExtensionPoint, {
+      registerProvider({ providerId, factory }) {
+        if (providers.has(providerId)) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Auth provider '${providerId}' was already registered`,
+          );
+        }
+        providers.set(providerId, factory);
+      },
+    });
+
+    reg.registerInit({
+      deps: {
+        httpRouter: coreServices.httpRouter,
+        logger: coreServices.logger,
+        config: coreServices.rootConfig,
+        database: coreServices.database,
+        discovery: coreServices.discovery,
+        tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
+        catalogApi: catalogServiceRef,
+      },
+      async init({
+        httpRouter,
+        logger,
+        config,
+        database,
+        discovery,
+        tokenManager,
+        catalogApi,
+      }) {
+        const router = await createRouter({
+          logger,
+          config,
+          database,
+          discovery,
+          tokenManager,
+          catalogApi,
+          providerFactories: Object.fromEntries(providers),
+          disableDefaultProviderFactories: true,
+        });
+        httpRouter.use(router);
+      },
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/index.ts
index f8a8580359..d8323e02ee 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
+export { authPlugin } from './authPlugin';
 export * from './service/router';
 export type { TokenParams } from './identity';
 export * from './providers';
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 026a6263b7..e3bfc1c3f2 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   tokenManager: TokenManager;
   tokenFactoryAlgorithm?: string;
   providerFactories?: ProviderFactories;
+  disableDefaultProviderFactories?: boolean;
   catalogApi?: CatalogApi;
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
     database,
     tokenManager,
     tokenFactoryAlgorithm,
-    providerFactories,
+    providerFactories = {},
     catalogApi,
   } = options;
   const router = Router();
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ export async function createRouter(
     keyStore,
     keyDurationSeconds,
     logger: logger.child({ component: 'token-factory' }),
-    algorithm: tokenFactoryAlgorithm,
+    algorithm:
+      tokenFactoryAlgorithm ??
+      config.getOptionalString('auth.identityTokenAlgorithm'),
   });
 
   const secret = config.getOptionalString('auth.session.secret');
@@ -113,19 +116,21 @@ export async function createRouter(
   router.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
   router.use(express.json());
 
-  const allProviderFactories = {
-    ...defaultAuthProviderFactories,
-    ...providerFactories,
-  };
-  const providersConfig = config.getConfig('auth.providers');
-  const configuredProviders = providersConfig.keys();
+  const allProviderFactories = options.disableDefaultProviderFactories
+    ? providerFactories
+    : {
+        ...defaultAuthProviderFactories,
+        ...providerFactories,
+      };
+
+  const providersConfig = config.getOptionalConfig('auth.providers');
 
   const isOriginAllowed = createOriginFilter(config);
 
   for (const [providerId, providerFactory] of Object.entries(
     allProviderFactories,
   )) {
-    if (configuredProviders.includes(providerId)) {
+    if (providersConfig?.has(providerId)) {
       logger.info(`Configuring auth provider: ${providerId}`);
       try {
         const provider = providerFactory({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ec0379375a..1255a13dae 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4570,6 +4570,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend@workspace:plugins/auth-backend"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
@@ -4580,6 +4581,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-gcp-iap-provider": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-google-provider": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@davidzemon/passport-okta-oauth": ^0.0.5
     "@google-cloud/firestore": ^6.0.0